I haven’t read the book, but a lot of government aid goes to very similar programs as private aid, however. It’s not clear to me that none of the conclusions remain true.
Charity is such a touchy moralistic subject in the US, and foreign aid such a juicy political target, that I wouldn’t be surprised if the author walled off the topic in such a manner for editorial rather than rational reasons.
I haven’t read the book, but a lot of government aid goes to very similar programs as private aid, however. It’s not clear to me that none of the conclusions remain true.
Charity is such a touchy moralistic subject in the US, and foreign aid such a juicy political target, that I wouldn’t be surprised if the author walled off the topic in such a manner for editorial rather than rational reasons.